. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . had been. 1 cannot spe^vk to you with calmness, if you think 1 can or ought to lookon the s<^nty and battered remnant of your once splendi express the reminiscences andsolemn thoughts which this historic spot and our dwindled ranks of scarred andbattered survivors send surging through our breasts and welling from our cannot look into your faces and speak with steady voice. I can say no morenow
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . had been. 1 cannot spe^vk to you with calmness, if you think 1 can or ought to lookon the s<^nty and battered remnant of your once splendi express the reminiscences andsolemn thoughts which this historic spot and our dwindled ranks of scarred andbattered survivors send surging through our breasts and welling from our cannot look into your faces and speak with steady voice. I can say no morenow. but will express one single sentinu;nt which I l)elieve will reach all of ourhearts. That while lif(! remains for this small icMunant. we may every one ofus, till our last breath, continue to cherish for our friends and comrades, affec-tion, love and personal friendship, and to .share with our gallant enemies oflong ago enemies, thank God, no longer —peace, concord and fellowshi]) underone common flag forever Pennsylvania at Gettyshurg. 387 DEDICATION OF MONUMKNT 7:2^ REGIMENT INFANTRY 4, 1S91ADDRKSS OF COMRADE JOHN REED FRIENDS and comrades:—Tim war is over, your Icjial contest is at an bisconjcs my duty as chairman oftlie monument committee of Regiiiient to make a few remarks before phicing themonument in your care. In 1887, the State of Pennsylvania determinedto erect monuments to mark the spots where eaiih Pennsylvania command wjisengaged in the battle of Gettysburg. Tlie legislature passed an act appropriat-ing $1,500 to each regiment, and the Governor was required to appoint fivecommissioners to co-operate with five survivors of each command, in the selec-tion of a design and location of the monument. Your committee selected a de-sign which was approved b}- the Commission : it was a typical soldier of theday, a youth, tor yon will remember, that at the original muster of your regi-juent. 1,185 names were on your rolls, 1,300 of
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